Census Tract · Ranked #12,481 of 84,120 nationally

Delano Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06029004606 · Kern, CA · pop 2,465 · 46% of tract blocks fall in Delano

With a score of 7.1/10, tract 06029004606 in Delano, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,465. Severe burden reaches 40%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score

7.1

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 18% Owners 62%

Tract context

Occupied units596

Renter share38.4%

SVI overall0.99

Poverty rate13.6%

Median income$39,216

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Delano and the region

Centroid at 35.7479, -119.2921 · click any tract to drill in

Why Delano scores 7.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Delano

4.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

13.6% poverty · this tract

3.4

Supply constraint

$1,616 rent vs county FMR

6.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Delano

7.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Delano

7.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Delano

7.1

How Delano compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

96%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
99%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

30.2%Housing insecurity
16.2%Utility-shutoff threat
41.2%Food insecurity
38.3%SNAP enrollment
19.5%Transit barriers
24.5%No health insurance
21.1%Frequent mental distress
41.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Delano

Set annual rent against average income of $39,216 and the ratio lands at 49%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Average gross rent is $1,616, 35% above the Delano average.

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 7.8/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 24.5% against 11.3% nationally.

The voucher gap is 17.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.1/10.

On the high side, housing-court posture reads 7.1/10. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 16.2% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. It sits 0.7 points above the Kern County average of 6.4.

Nationally it ranks #12,481 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.9/10.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06029004606

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029004606?

Census tract 06029004606 in Delano scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06029004606?

Median gross rent is $1,616/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029004606?

13.6% of residents in tract 06029004606 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,465.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029004606?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 91th, minority 97th, housing 99th.

What share of households in tract 06029004606 struggle to pay rent?

About 30.2% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 16.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06029004606 compare to Delano overall?

Tract 06029004606 scores 7.1/10, higher than the parent city of Delano at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Delano; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Delano

Top eight tracts in Delano ranked by composite eviction-risk score.